Abdullah Boy
How popular is Abdullah?
#763 boy name in 2025
337 baby boys were named Abdullah in the US in 2025, making it the 763rd most popular boy name.
Abdullah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #763 for boys (▲ 20 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 337 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #653 in 2015, #812 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (413 boys) |
| Highest rank | #636 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Abdullah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Abdullah family of names ranked #708 for boys in 2025 (#720 the year before), with 348 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah | 337 | 97% |
| Abdulla | 11 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Abdullah is most popular
Babies named Abdullah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Abdullah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 13 | #3,018 |
| 1960s | 52 | #2,444 |
| 1970s | 289 | #1,326 |
| 1980s | 518 | #1,153 |
| 1990s | 1,145 | #775 |
| 2000s | 2,128 | #753 |
| 2010s | 3,420 | #636 |
| 2020s | 1,818 | #763 |
Boy names about as popular as Abdullah
Questions
- Is Abdullah a boy or girl name?
- Abdullah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Abdullah were boys.
- How popular is the name Abdullah?
- 337 baby boys were named Abdullah in the US in 2025, making it the 763rd most popular boy name.
- When was Abdullah most popular?
- Abdullah peaked in 2014, when 413 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #636 in 2014.
- How many people are named Abdullah?
- 9,383 babies have been named Abdullah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,222 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Abdullah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Abdullah was most common in New York, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.